Happy birthday to me!  It’s an Allelujah kind of day.  I’m not sentimental and don’t believe in marriage but this video is awesome, the priest who marries the couple unexpectedly sings a customized wedding song for them  —>  Big surprise for Bride and Groom… Chris and Leah Wedding April 5, 2014.  As I was watching this and singing along in full voice last midnight, I heard the neighbor’s car door slam. I wonder how long he stood in the driveway across from mine listening to my Allelujahs out the window. I thought I’d be safe since he keeps the a/c on…  Here’s a version of the original song I love by K.D. Lang, and one by Espen Lind, Askil Holm, Alejandro Fuentes and Kurt Nilsen. Here are Leonard Cohen’s lyrics to Hallelujah       Continue reading →

Drunvalo Melchizedek on preparing for Earth changes:  “We meditate to understand our connection to God and to all of life. When we know our connection to God and to all of life, we can view events like Earth changes without fear or worry.  If you really think that you are a little being inside a body and everything out there is totally out of your control and has no connection to you — that way of interpreting reality, which many people have, it’s going to be a very fearful situation. That kind of person needs to begin to do internal work. They need to begin to work on their emotional bodies, physical bodies and get into a spiritual path and begin to understand the nature of who they are, and that there is only One Spirit moving through everything.”  With the news and the talk about Earth changes, it can look out of control if you get wrapped up in it. It’s comforting knowing that with a little daily work we can get to a place of inner knowing, where we truly feel connected and safe and protected and loved. Here are twelve easy steps to prepare yourself for handling Earth changes. Continue reading →

I just came back from a midnight walk under the waxing gibbous moon. I love walking alone in the dark cool night, alone with my thoughts. It’s my nightly review of all the cool things that happened to me throughout the day! The fireflies are out and the neighborhood is looking especially magical. I’m blessed to live where I live and be who I am and have the loved ones I have. Thank you Whoever is in charge of that – including me for attracting it.

A new publicist for a national speaker asked me to send an email blast about their event. Being in the business, I am at the receiving end of everyone’s promotional material. I see what the market gets flooded with, and I get feedback on what gets read.  I replied I don’t send email blasts.  They wanted to pay me for my email list. I don’t do that either. What I do, though, is have an in-print and online magazine the last 22 years where it costs you far less to list your event than I’d charge for an email blast or sharing my mailing list.  Our  rates are affordable because we’re in it for the outcome, not the income.  Do I think by not sharing my list that I’m denying my peeps the opportunity to hear about the important new person, product or service?  No, because each will attract exactly what they resonate with and will find each other with or without me.
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I’ve heard it all by now

It sprays out at the elbow where the horizontal pipe hooks into the vertical. It’s just a tiny stream but a steady stream when the shower is on.

I’m watching Youtube videos. I have a leaking shower arm and I cut away the drywall to expose where the arm goes into the pipe. I can see water spurt out from the joint.  It’s been leaking awhile. I was sure the drywall behind the tile could use replacing, which meant replacing the tile also. It felt sturdy but I thought it had gotten wet for a few months. I stuck my cell phone camera in the hole I cut in the drywall and took a pic. Yay – it looks like zero water damage in there! I know it spurted (just a little squirt but it’s steady when the shower is on) for awhile before it made a wet spot in the drywall that I cut away to see inside. I was gonna cut the hole larger to stick my entire phone down in there, but I’ve already cut away all the soft crumbly stuff. If the drywall is that sturdy and dry, I just need to replace the shower arm and make sure it seals properly. Likely just the seal has been broken due to the fixture being 26 years old.

4-30-14 update: I replaced the shower arm and shower head!

I’ve decided to go back to Planet Fitness. I cancelled last year after I didn’t want to drive west anymore, now my body is like WTF? Yes, I can work out and lift weights here, but there I’m motivated to do more. I like an early dawn workout, the moment I get up, go jump on the treadmill while I wake up and decide what my work out will be for the day. By the time I’m halfway through my rounds, I’m awake and pumped for the rest of the workout.  Last year I checked out the new Anytime Fitness right next to the Publix I’m in every other day. It was a nice facility but the enrollment and monthly price was much higher than Planet Fitness, something like $89 to join and $54 a month.  For me, the extra amenities didn’t matter and $10 to join and $10 a month is fine.  I’m here for the treadmill, the weights and the machines. I don’t need pool or steam or tanning. Oooo, which reminds me I have access to a pool three miles away if I want to swim.  Win/win! Continue reading →

Today is my parents’ anniversary. It is also the 18th anniversary of mom dropping her body and leaving the earth plane. My mom and I were close, speaking every day, never arguing, she was my best friend. I always thought I’d freak when she passed, which she did suddenly on April 8, 1996, of her first heart attack.  I didn’t freak.  I didn’t grieve.  I felt there was no separation.  I still don’t feel she’s missing from my life. I’ve ever been a sentimental person. I’ve never been family oriented. I am more a loner.  I love my family, but family life is not for me. In the two days between her heart attack and passing — which we did not know was going to happen —  she was heavily medicated and could not speak, yet managed to open her eyes very wide once in order to look me in the eye and let me know she was still in there.  I talked to her and I whisper-sang to her.   Continue reading →

I love No. 5:  Be the problem. This is a tough one. You must confront your need to feel special. Stop being the saintly heroine that is the only person in the world he trusts, opens up to, or can tolerate. His moods, his wild antics are his story, make your own and don’t play a supporting role.  Here’s the article:
As if it’s not bad enough to be addicted to love, you seem to find yourself hooked on the unique brand of consuming desire that leaves you empty, confused, and utterly deflated. You have a special gift for honing in on the person in the room least interested in you. You gravitate naturally to the challenge of that special someone who makes it clear from the start that he is in some way unavailable… but then leaves a window wide open, inviting your enthusiasm. Be honest now. You crave the attention of bad boys, bums, and brooding narcissists. Here is a 12-step intervention to break the addiction and rewire yourself for a more satisfying and soulful connection. Continue reading →

Armand Della Volpe writes, “Getting close really fast makes it 99% more likely that we will experience heavy emotional drama.” I agree, as that has been my experience. I usually dawdle for years with secret crushes. There is such exquisite delight in unfolding someone slowly. My impetuous times were rewarded with big drama.  A friend just found out the one he thought was ‘the one’ lived a double-life. He thinks they’ve parted as friends. I suggested he let it cycle thru. An ex and I parted amicably, then 2 months later it was a different story. Armand wrote, “We recently learned a couple we thought were compatible with us were in fact not. It took 18 months for all of our pain bodies to surface.” I found that relevant. It took 18 months of daily interaction before I saw my ex’s real personality.  I criticized his deception then but I was the one ignoring red flags. I now realize how difficult it must have been for him to keep his pain body in check and the mask in place for all that time.  My current mate paid the price by me not early on blindly trusting.  We’ve taken our time getting to know each other. Ten months, no red flags, no drama. The unfolding has been delicious.  While getting close really fast can feel right, my experience is the drama is never worth it.

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A friend was forgetful and low energy by mid afternoon. It turns out she had low thyroid and adrenal fatigue. This article examines the causes, symptoms and process of recovery using nutritional balancing. Of greatest importance for this article is that the adrenal hormones, particularly adrenalin and cortisol, activate the body’s fight-or-flight response. Below, Dr. Lawrence Wilson writes on Adrenal Burnout Syndrome:  “Thousands of people suffer from constant fatigue that is not relieved by rest and sleep. This is one of the main symptoms of adrenal gland problems.  Many people are still suffering from adrenal exhaustion, adrenal fatigue or adrenal burnout 3, 5 or even 10 years.  This is not necessary!  Nor is it necessary to take hormones, obtain a lot of tests, or do chelation therapy, in my experience with this condition.  I owe a great debt to Dr. Paul Eck, whose deep interest in the adrenal glands inspired this article. This article examines this extremely common syndrome – its causes, symptoms and the process of recovery of vibrant health with a nutritional balancing program.”

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